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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the murdered man most well-known for?
(a) He advocated for a separate nation for blacks.
(b) He spoke and wrote publicly for equal rights for blacks.
(c) He had married a black woman.
(d) He was a rising local politician.

2. Which character is angriest that Absalom has disappeared?
(a) The reformatory worker.
(b) The girl.
(c) Kumalo.
(d) Msimangu.

3. How does Kumalo travel to the city?
(a) He travels by bus.
(b) He travels by ferry.
(c) He travels by plane.
(d) He travels by train.

4. What is Kumalo’s connection to the murdered man?
(a) The man worked at the reformatory where Absalom was held.
(b) The man visited Ndotsheni to lecture on agricultural reform.
(c) His father owns a farm near Kumalo’s village.
(d) Kumalo’s mother was a cook for the man’s family.

5. Why did Kumalo’s sister originally go to the city?
(a) She went as a servant to a white family.
(b) She went to find her husband who was working in the mines.
(c) She went to search for Kumalo’s son.
(d) She went to pursue a job as a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the murdered white man that Kumalo and Msimangu hear about upon returning to the mission?

2. Where does the taxi driver tell Kumalo and Msimangu that Absalom might be living?

3. Which powerful black leader does the anonymous black woman seek for housing help in Chapter 9?

4. What is Gertrude’s main emotion when Kumalo discovers how she is living?

5. What language does John prefer to speak?

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